The Republican journal., 1887-07-14
Maine Matters.
JOHN NAHNEl AND THE ORGAN GRINDE

JOHN NAENEl AND TIE ORGAN GRINDER.
The late John Narncy, of Bangor, was one OF
the best men in the world, but he was peculiar
ly sensitive in regard to hand organ music. Ii
would annoy him AS nothing else could. Somt
Young wits of the bar found a grinder, ore ,lay
with an exceptionally poor organ and foull,
that he couldn't understand word of English
by means of an Italian fruit dealer as inlcrpre
ter they engaged him for two hours stead,
playing 10 bc done on The sidewalk beneath tho
window of Narncl'> Office. Narncy had large
practice and was very busy. as they well knew
The music struck up and they ut Il convent
cnt distance awaited developments. Very sool
Narncy leaned ont Of the window and with i'm.
rrc>SlNc gestures waved the man away. In five
minutes III Dre the lawyer came bounding down
the stairs and striking jury attitude before
the man of music. ordered him TO ''pick up and
leave. Witt! the peculiar smile of one who
can't understand a word hut is bound to do his
duty under AL circumstances. the Italian work
Inr his ai!n increasingly. Narncy returned ia
his office and waited. Five minutes more he
hounrd o!li again and rammin. his hands in
his pockets drew ont his palms full of coin
which III tN"ii"ti pantoniine he offered As Il pro-
pillailon 10 his tormentor. But the man only
shook li- head while the crank Went round and
round. y third time he rushed out and threat
cnc'i To thrash the grinder if he lid not leave.
but like ta>;ibi;inca Lr WAS bound to stay the
time up. though all bal him had fled" Var
ny foh 20 10 more ana gave III, ~ despair.
Shutting his oirc door with a slam IT yrNiition
he rushed cat and the last the Joker, Saw of
hun Mas his portly form moving with long
strides over kcmill>kea" bridge to Disappear in
the distance ~ state street hill.
NAUTICAL PHRASES IN AGELILitR RE.
CAPT. -- well known in Maine as :: deep
water n:aii. WAS recently placed in Il position
10 hirh he would prefer the quarter deck in
= sou -wr>ier. lie spent Il short vacation at his
fathers farm and during the illness of the "ol,l
Gent assisted his brother in t:llin" the soil.
ms brother was also Il sea captain and knew
rNrn lr>> than Joe about ways and means on
land. The IWo tars managed fairly well until
they were obliged 10 ,lo some 'brcakin" iIp
with The tw" oxen and the old mare. After
>n'sfy visits ii inquiry To the house they iAall-
a@,rl I" g,t their team harne>>cd ana in the
Held. TWO turns were made slowly and cail-
tiou>ly and then Joe who was pilot ;s he
termed himself. began TO drive rccklcs>Iy. The
team la.:. an'i stumbled. and .Joc's luSiy BE
lay, YOU Hhbrr> ind no apprccabc effect.
Even mild encouragement with the goal soon
fHil:.'' "f The desired effect. and Jocs wrath got
The '"'f,rr Of his discretion. With fiery oath
ilr lr"Llr an oN With AL the force he could
muster, and a the moment his courage cbbe,l
and LIS ailaZ"nicnt and fear We're at their
lri-hi. ii,e most startling transformation took
place in hi team. The nigh ~ ia his pain and
f''al i,a:ri over hi> maic and rs they fell they
'I.'--''i '''N II li' Struggling Morse upon Her
lialnrii'>. capt. Joe sllrickcd to his brother in
tone, Of excited fear. Jim. Jim. run in and
tel Ia !ha HE l;,r,oar,i is ON the >tarhoar,l
>l'ir. alrl the old mar" has zone down Stern
iaremn>t." Fairfield journal.
E',NboIN PROFESSOR IIoNnHEn.
lrof. Baird. Secretary of the Smilh .unian
Institute. and of the Fish COMMISSIONS has
rinlnei oti :, scientific voSa".. of exploration
which wlil i" made around the coast OF South
America. arO.inl Cape Horn and into The Pa
riir Ocean 70 san Francisco. 1t will be made
IN lHt government revenue steamer Abatros>.
and 10y sonlc half-loIcn scientists. the cxpedi-
il"n being in cliar.c Of Prof. l.. A. Lee, of
EoW'!"in rc' &C. They will Start from Woods
lioll about Ii" r>t Of September, and will stop
al south America. They will visit the coast
"f South America. 20 around Cape Horn into
ihe Pacific ainiNi> the uninhahic, islands for
explorations. Ihry wi!larri\c in San Francis
e" about The fri "i March. where she wilI re-
III and =" I" Alaska in the interests of the Fish
I "nn'>>i"i,. Prof. L"c l.:lyc> the steamer at
san Francisco. AMI comes home over land. He
Will lcasc Tor W GODS IIoll in about two weeks,
"i'rr he viii JOIN the All'atro>>. and will en-
~" IN his regular summers business on the
Fish Commits >>i"lI. This is an lonor TO Bow
dom eminent prof, >Sor.
ZEN BrrIER's MiSHAr.
The june number of the Colby Echo in an
a. ~ " WI biI'N Lawyers. GtElltS lHt IOlIUW-
in@ incident of General Buffers college davs in
Walcrvi!le: lie WAS returnin" 10 WatervIc
from t"ri!yillo where he la,. spent a part of
ms >'''io. recess before griduain@-on horse
back. and III crossing Il bridge near Watcrvlc.
his horse stumbled and threw him forward,
with such force upon the plate of the bride
OH The horses head lS to break out some of his
teeth. II was then saturday before commence
lnCit. The next "Wednesday. 1t was no easy
Undertaking. III that time. to 20 to Portland
The nearest place where such Il job could he
done. get his teeth repaired, and get back TO
a'erNille by commencement morning; and
We! he did il. There was no railroad then.
Travel to Portland was bv stage and steam
boat, and all were astonished 10 see Butler re-
turn IN season To take part with his class in
commencement exercises, with damages re-
paired. and a> rool a> if nothing unusual had
happened.
FISH AND FISHING.
pr. {. +. towrIl OF Wilton, caught !; toy,lc
in Wilson lake. weighing sixteen pounds Fri
day night. He was hooked at o'clock Friday
evening and fought twelve hours before he
WAS landed.
Capt belmont Gem last Friday night took
l3 salmon in his nets nj Orlin@ton (11 of them
i'll one nett the smallest of the lot weighing
about twenty pounds.
\ statement prepared for the annual report
of the fish commission shows by river basins
me "inS .lsti'pht'oli OF sllai curing the
l'ii,l season: lcno'scot river. l.o0o,Oo0; Hen
ncber river 100000; tributaries of Narragan-
>cit bay. .I21OOO: Hudson river and cstllaries,
! ,hi?.otm: tributaries of Delaware bay, .OOO,-
900: tributaries of Chesapeake bay. S.l49. 900;
tributaries OF Alheinarlc sound. $3.50:
tributaries OF Soulh Atlantic coast, 1860 100;
tributaries "i s'ulf OF Mexico, ..Ols,0OO; i'll
f'ih ";'itf>' l'ol4'Vo; Total, A'l2l 900.
NoAli'S ARK AT CALAIS.
\ ';;i- man who has been reading in thc
papcr> accounts Of the ALLEGED Star of Htthlr-
ham. has made up his mind that i. is nm omen
Of the destruction of the world by another del
even, So !, i sa;I m niir ,or Sr ''t
Noah's ark. Unlike his distinguished ancestor,
however this ark is equipped with wheels so
that if can be moved about on land as well as
Oh water. II also has a brick chimney. and
fire places in its three rooms Oh the first floor,
His ne"hbors are laughing at him, but if he
succeeds in gctin" craft that will navigate
land and sea equally well, all he will have to odo
when finally cOnv nccd that The flood is n,!etin-
iicly postponed. is TO hang out Il >hinylc with
the sign summer bOarders'' apply fora patent
and snap his fingers at the old time scoilerS
The chimney shows that he has an eye to the
practical.
t,ros,,, InIu:L
.
''''G' E"''! summer r"ita2e III 'ia'i.
;o'h o'''i .''S 'euH 'i'l''l..u f"s''y IouSe
EmcrN'> r:,tcrnal grandfather was General
.,"hh r",hE: OF Iiaiiilneh. Il leading ana DIS
''lI,''>''efi '"'.ei, "i Eastern Maihc III me
'aiH vars "l inc century. Her maternal
= I,',hl';''i"r was lion: SIMON otetson. OF
II ''t''''n,i ~, "i t'ic MILNE oiStitit-
i'"'' ON. chti"'. ne f"!ia"c il;t> breh htliil
y: -. ,'nti. ''' h'r Sis,'rs us Il summer